General Stress Management Enhancement Program for Nurses at NOPH

Goals and
Objectives

Strategy

1. 1. To retain and
1. Review the
keep the nurses on Provisions that
the job required in
could provide
the provision of
assistance to
quality care
meet the
through an
present needs of
acceptable
the staff.
stress reduction
activities.

2. 2. To enhance
service quality
through
observance of
criteria of health
care.

Activity

1.Evaluate the
Level of stress
experienced by
the nurses thru
survey or direct
interview.

1. Review
2.Strengthening
existing
Policies relative
the supervisory
to compenstion
scheme to
and benefit
reduce stress if
package.
feasible.
3. a.) Pre-service
orientation.
b.)regular
monthly
conferences
c.)periodic
socialization of
nurses.

Target
Clients

Time
Frame

Budget

Persons
responsibl
e

All the
nurses in
different
department
sections of
NOPH.

Jan.-Feb.
In 2013

None

Researcher

Starting
Jan.200
3

Minimal
contributi
on
nursing
office
share

All nurses

Chief nurse
All nurses

Output
Indicator

Needs
identified

All new
nurses
With preservice
orientation.
Each
department
has defined
responsibilitie
s

Goals and
Objectives

Strategy

Activity

Target
Clients

Time
Frame

Budget

Persons
responsibl
e

Output
Indicator

3. To strengthen
interpersonal
relationships
among nurses

1. Intensify/upgra- Conduct regular

de staff
retreats per
development
department
- Sportsfest
activities.

2. Career
Development
Training

Goals and
Objectives

Participation of
all nurses to
Philippine Nurses
Association and
other accredited
organization
after a thorough
needs
assessment

Strategy

Activity

All nurses

CY 2013onwards

500/pax

Chief Nurse

T-shirt
150/partic
ipant

All nurses

CY 2013onwards

Target
Clients

Training
allowance
s

Time
Frame

Improved
values among
nurses
Teamwork
and unity
manifested
among
players
thereby
reduction of
stress

Chief nurse,
training
officer

Budget

20% of nurses
underwent
training

Persons
responsibl
e

Output
Indicator

4.To Provide better

working conditions

Establish
linkage with
communications
and funding
agencies

5.To develop
a) generation of
research- oriented
funds to
attitude among
support
nurses
research
projects
b) Exposure to
research
outputs
c) Establishment
of nursing
service library

Write
Philanthropist
funding agencies
and encourage
them to assist in
improving
facilities

Communit
y funding
agencies

a) Write every
possible
organization/in
dividuals for
support

Starting
Jan.2013

Starting
Jan.2013

b) Subscription to
nursing journals
(local and
abroad)

Letters

50,000
Chief of
Hospital,
Chief nurse
Cabinets/
Book
shelves
P20,000

c) Compilation of
nursing books
(latest upto
2012 copyright)

Provincial
Health
Officer, Chief
nurse

Training
officer

Available
funds to start
research
projects at
least
P100,000
base
Subscription
to at least 2
leading
nursing
journals
Initial
collection of
100 books

d) Gathering of all
submitted
research papers
e) Catalogue/class
ification of
research papers
f) designation of
librarian

Improved
facilities
noted

Nurses
with
research

Starting
Jan.2013

Cash
awards
(10,000)

Chief of

g) Presentation
and awarding
of researchs
during Nursing
Research Week

work

per
researche
r

Hospital,
Chief nurse,
Training
officer
At least 2
nurses
recognized as
researcher